No. 15,610 in German
widerlegen
To refute or disprove.
In a sentence
Er konnte die Behauptung des Zeugen widerlegen.
He was able to refute the witness's claim.
Here, 'widerlegen' means to contradict or refute an argument or claim.
Die Wissenschaftler haben die Hypothese durch Experimente widerlegt.
The scientists refuted the hypothesis through experiments.
In this sentence, 'widerlegen' is used to demonstrate that a hypothesis is disproven through evidence or reasoning.
Seine Argumente waren überzeugend und haben die Kritik erfolgreich widerlegt.
His arguments were compelling and successfully refuted the criticism.
In this case, 'widerlegen' indicates the act of disproving criticism with a strong argument.
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